Pieces Of Damien Hirst

British artist Damien Hirst, 43, poses with his work "Anatomy of an Angel" at an auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Hirst took a risk by offering more than 200 pieces of new work through Sotheby's rather than a gallery. Saying it was a more democratic way to sell art, his two-day sale broke Sotheby's record for an auction of works of a single artist.

Pigs Might Fly

"Pigs Might Fly" by British artist Damien Hirst is seen on display at an auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Hirst's record sale of $198 million came as global markets reeled from the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.

The Broken Dream

A visitor looks at the work "The Broken Dream," foreground, by British artist Damien Hirst at an auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Sotheby's said the auction's two-day total of $198 million smashed the $20 million record for an auction of works of a single artist set in 1993 for 88 works by Pablo Picasso.

New Midas' Lie

Visitors look at a work by British artist Damien Hirst at an auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Two of Hirst's butterfly paintings were sold for charity, for a total of more than $2.9 million.

False Idol

A visitor walks pass a work "False Idol" by British artist Damien Hirst at an auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. It was among more than 200 pieces auctioned in the "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever" sale on Sept. 15 and 16.

The Abyss

"The Abyss" by British artist Damien Hirst is seen on display at an auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. "Fragments of Paradise," not shown, a confection of stainless steel, glass and manufactured diamonds, sold for almost $9.4 million, five times its pre-sale estimate.

The Incredible Journey

Media surround a work called "The Incredible Journey" by British artist Damien Hirst at an auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. The most successful of the so-called Young British Artists, or YBSs, who came to prominence in the 1990s, Hirst is famous for eye-catching works redolent of death and decay - pickled animals, rotting cows' heads and diamond-encrusted skulls.

Anatomy of an Angel

A work "Anatomy of an Angel" by British artist Damien Hirst is seen on display at an auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.

The Golden Calf

An embalmed calf with hooves and horns of 18-carat gold titled "The Golden Calf" sold for $18.5 million at Sotheby's auction house Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. The calf is set in a tank with a gold-plated steel frame on a marble plinth. Hirst says that apart from the Golden Calf, his unicorn in formaldehyde is his own favorite piece because of its magical quality.

The Kingdom

A tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde, sold for $17 million on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. The two-day sale of pickled sharks, butterfly paintings and other pieces by provocative British artist Damien Hirst raised $198 million, silencing his doubters and defying the global economic gloom.